Composite garment



March 9, 1937. J. slEsr-:L

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ATTORNEYS Patented Mar. 9, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 10 Claims.

My present invention relates to improvements in composite garments and more particularly to improvements in composite garments ofthe type shown in my copending application Serial No. 73,608, filedV April 10, 1936.

In that application VI disclosed an overcoat having a removable lining. The coat was thus capable of serving either as a heavy winter overcoat or light top coat depending upon the presence or absence of the lining. The lining when removed could be used as a separate garment such as a bath robe or raincoat and provided a robe or raincoat of substantially conventional appearance. f

My present invention has many objects in common with the invention of my earlier application but embodies many material improvements and refinements over the earlier disclosure as well as embodying a multitude of entirely novel structural features.

Certain objects which .this invention has in common with my earlier one are (1) to conceal the securing means for the outer coat and the lining forming coat at all times regardless of whether these garments are connected or separated; (2) to protect the body of the wearer or the suit of the wearer at all times from contact with the metallic separable fasteners used in connecting the two garments; (3) to provide a lined coat, a top coat and a raincoat all of conventional appearance; (4) to prevent bulging or distortion of the outer coat when the lining forming coat is in place and, (5) to so construct the garment that the lining may be attached or removed with expedition and facility.

Other objects which are unique to the present invention are: (l) to provide a waterproof lining for an overcoat; (2) to provide a raincoat having a three position collar which can be worn open, partially buttoned or completely closed and Wrapped around the neck of the wearer in accord-ance with the vagaries of the weather and which will appear neat and stylish in all three positions; (3) to provide a composite garment which may be assembled or disassembled with a maximum of simplicity; (4) to improve the pocket construction of the outer coat and permit access to a sack coat pocket through the outer coat pocket with or without the lining in place; (5) to simplify the construction `of the lining forming garment and particularly the collar portion thereof and the fastener device concealing means.

Many of the advantages of the invention will become more fully apparent from the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein:

Figli is a perspective view of an overcoat with myz'improved lining in place. the coat being open to expose the lining and partsl of the coat being broken away for the sake of clearness.

Fig. 2 is a considerably enlarged transverse sectional view on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a similar view but with the lining removed.

Fig. 4 is a view taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 1 but showing the lining detached.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing the inside of the raincoat when the latter has been removed, certain portions of the raincoat being Y broken away and other portions being folded back to more clearly disclose the construction.

Fig. 7 is an enlarged transverse sectional detail on the line 1-1 of Fig. 6. i Fig. 8 is a view similar to Fig. 7 butv showing the covering ilap for the metal teeth folded back to expose them for engagement with the teeth carried by the coat.

Fig. 9 is a sectional detail on the line 9-9 of Fig. 6.

Fig. 10 is a fragmentary perspective detail of the bathrobe collar.

Fig. 11 is a perspective view showing the overcoat in position upon the wearer.

Fig. 12 is a similar view showing the raincoat in use.

Fig. 13 is a perspective view showing the raincoat collar partially buttoned up.

Fig. 14 is a similar view showing the collar fully buttoned up. y

Fig. 15 is an enlarged detail through the pocket taken on the line |5-|5 of Fig. 11, and

Fig. 16 is a similar view illustrating the manner in which-this pocket may be opened up to permit the wearers hand to gain access to a sack coat.

Referring with more particularity to the drawings I have used the reference numeral 2li to indicate the body of an overcoat. 'I'his coat may be of entirely conventional external appearance and of substantially conventional appearance when viewed from the inside. I prefer that the inside facings 2l be of slightly less width than usual in order to assist in providing room for the accommodation of an interlining 22 of substantial width.

The facing 2l cooperates with the body of the overcoat to provide a concealed inwardly facing pocket or channel 23 which extends from one lower corner of the coat around the collar portion thereof and down to the other corner of the coat. Secured and concealed within this pocket or channel 23 are two strips of flexible material 24 each carrying a set of metallic teeth 26 oi.' the zipper type. Each strip 24 extends from one lower corner of the channel to a point above the lower end of collar portion of the coat. The teeth 25 are adapted to cooperate with corresponding teeth 28 carried by strips 21 which are sewed to the body portion 22 of the interlining. Slide fastener elements 28 permanently attached to the interlining are operable to effect interengagement ofthe sets of teeth and 26 through out the full length of each set of teeth and the intermeshed teeth will be protected and concealed by the inwardly extending flap o`f the facing.

The strips 21 are not sewed to the extreme edges of the interlining but the interlining is folded back to provide a double ply flap 29 and the strips 21 are sewed to the interlining closely adjacent the fold where this flap turns back. The free edge of one ply of the flap 29 cooperates with a strip of material slightly wider than the "zipper strips 21 to afford a secondary flap 30 to conceal the zipper teeth when the flap 29 is turned outwardly from the position of Fig. 8 to the position of Fig. 7.

Figs. 2, 7, and 8 illustrate the manner in which the flaps 29 and 30 function when the lining is in place and when the lining has been removed. It will be observed in Fig. 2 that when the interlining is in place in the coat the flaps 29 lie between the body 22 of the interlining and the coat and the flaps 30 extend into the channel 23 lying between the interlocked zipper teeth and the body of the coat. When the lining is removed from the coat, however, the flaps 29 fold over in the manner illustrated in Fig. 9 to ailord extensions of the raincoat body and the aps 30 turning inwardly completely conceal the zipper" teeth 26 as well as the strips 21 which carry them. Thus when the lining is removed and worn as a raincoat the aps 30 intervene between the strips 21 and the body of the wearer, not only concealing the teeth of the metallic seams but preventing any contact thereof with the body of the wearer.

It will be observed that if a narrow facing is used the additional width provided by the aps 29 will permit the raincoat when fully opened to completely encircle the body of the wearer and provide overlapping edges which may be secured together by one or more separable fastening devices, such for instance, as buttons 3| carried by one of the flaps 29 and cooperating with corresponding buttonholes in the opposite flap.

It is desirable not only to provide a collar 32 for the raincoat but to arrange this collar in such a fashion that it will not bulge when the raincoat is used as an interlining and thereby spoil the appearance of the outer coat.

I have solved this problem by the provision of a split lapel structure for the raincoat, the upper portion of the lapel being formed by the collar 32 proper and the lower portion 33 by the turned back upper edges of the flaps 29.

The upper edge of the collar 32 lies within the channel 23 and may be held down flatly by the provision of snap fasteners of equivalent devices 35 carried by the inside of the collar and by the channel forming flap of the facing 2|.

One objection to the use of removable overcoat interlinings has been their failure to provide adequate protection against cold for the arms of the wearer. By my present invention this is overcome since the raincoat forming interlining is provided with sleeves 38 which lie within the sleeves 31 of the overcoat.

The split lapel structure of the raincoat is of peculiar importance. It will be observed that if the raincoat collar were merely inserted into the channel 23 the collar would of necessity bulge at some point and thereby distort the outer coat. By virtue of the split lapel, however, the ends of the collar portion 32 are free to overlap the ends of the lapel portions 33 thereby avoiding crowding of the material of the raincoat collar and consequent bulging of the outer coat.'

This split lapel arrangement'is important also from another standpoint. As shown in Figs. 12, 13, and 14 one lapel portion 33 has a buttonhole 40 therein adjacent its upper end and the corresponding lapel portion has a concealed button 4| on its under side. Likewise the collar proper is provided with a buttonhole 42 at one lower corner for coaction with a button 43 concealed under the opposite lower corner.

When the raincoat is worn it may be worn with the collar fully open, as in Fig. 12 or the lapel portions 33 may be folded and buttoned up as illustrated in Fig. 14. 'I'his arrangement fully protects the chest of the wearer and gives a square part collar effect. i In a driving rainstorm the collar 42 may be folded upwardly around the neck of the wearer and the button 43 passed through the buttonhole 42. This gives an ulster collar effect with maximum protection against the rain and without in any way detracting from the stylish appearance of the garment. The overlapped edges of the collar 32 abut the top of the folded over lapels 33 and this line of abutment is square, that is to say, is at right angles to the longitudinal line along which the garment opens.

In my prior application above identied, I employed a complete and continuous line of "zipper fastening for securing the interlining to the coat. I here employ the two separate lines of fastening and attach the collar portion of the interlining to the collar portion of the coat by snap fastener elements. It is preferable, of course, that the raincoat carry the female members of these fasteners so that when the raincoat is worn there will be no studs to catch on the wearers suit. coat or to impinge upon the wearers neck. 'I'he male elements which carry the studs are at all times concealed and protected within the channel 23 of the overcoat proper.

In Figs. 15 and 16 I have illustrated the details of a pocket construction which is not only well suited for the present type of composite garment but which may be used in overcoats of any type. This pocket construction is intended to permit a wearer to gain access to his sack coat without unbuttoning his overcoat. One disadvantage of prior construction of this type has been the\fact that where a slit has been associated with the pocket the wearer was just as apt to drop coins and other small articles through the slit as into the pocket.

'I'he present invention provides a pocket so designed that in inserting the hand normally into the pocket there/will be no danger of having t-he hand go through the slit. As best seen in Figs. 15 and 16 the slash pocket is provided with a lining 5D lying between the two laminations 5| and 52 of the coat body. 'I'he inner lamination 5| of the pocket is not directly attached to the coat body 20 but the material of the coat body extends inwardly into the pocket, for a short distance, as at 5I, providing a normally inaccessible slit 53. 'I'hus when the wearer inserts his hand into the pocket it will normally pass directly between laminations 5| and 52 but if it is desired to gain access to a sack coatpocket the hand is twisted rearwardly to open up the slit 53 as illustrated in Fig. 16. This construction provides, in other words, a slit in the overcoat pocket through which the hand may be deliberately inserted but which is so designed as to lpre vent inadvertent passage of the hand through it.

In order that the pocket construction of Figs 15 and 16 may be of value even with the interlining in place I preferably provide slits 60 in the raincoat adapted to register with the slits in the overcoat pockets.

It will be apparent that the structure of the composite garment illustrated in my above identified application has been very materially simplified, particularly the collar structure of the interlining garment since no problem arises of concealing zipper teeth at the collar or protecting the wearer against zipper" teeth at the collar when the raincoat is removed and worn as a separate garment.

I claim: n y

1. A composite garment of the class described including an overcoat having at the inside thereof, following the edges of the coat a continuous inwardly opening channel, strips of flexible material concealed within the channel and extending approximately from the lower corner of the coat to a point in the region of the lapel por? tions of the coat, a second coat like garment adapted to be worn separately or to serve as a removable interlining for the coat, said interlining garment having tooth carrying strips sewed thereto inwardly of the edges of the garment for coaction with the tooth carrying strips of the coat, those portions of the interlining garment between the last mentioned strips-and the edges of the garment constituting flaps of width greater than the depth of the channel to be folded inwardly between the body of the interlining garment and the body of the coat proper when the sets of teeth are interlocked.

2. A composite garment of the class described including an overcoat having at the inside thereof, following the edges of the coat a continuous inwardly opening channel, strips of exible material concealed within the channel and extending approximately from the lower corner of the Y coat to a point in the region of the lapel portions of the coat, a second coat like garment z adapted to be worn separately or to serve as a removable interlining for the coat, said interlining garment having tooth carrying strips sewed thereto inwardly of the edges of the garment for coaction with the tooth carrying strips.

of the coat, those portions of the interlining garment between the last mentioned strips and the edges of the garment constituting aps of width greater than the depth of the channel to be folded inwardly between the body of the interlining garment and the body'of the coat proper when the sets of teethV are interlocked, and means operable to conceal and protect the tooth carrying strips of the interlining garment when said garment is removed from the coat.

3. A composite garment oi the class described including an overcoat having at the inside thereof, following the edges of the coat a continuous inwardly opening channel, strips of flexible ma-r terial concealed within the channel and extending approximately from the lower corner of the coat to a point in the region of the lapel portions 1 of the coat, a second coat like garment adapted to be worn separately or to serve as aremovable interlining for the coat, said interlining garment having tooth carrying strips sewed thereto `inwardly of the edges of the garment for coaction with the tooth carrying strips of the coat, those portions of the interlining garment between the strips and the edges of the garment constituting iiaps to be folded inwardly betweenthe body oi' the interlining garment and the body of the cooperating with the body of the interliningv garment to afford concealing channels for the tooth carrying strips of the interlining garment when the latter is removed from the coat.

- 4. A composite garment of the.class described including an overcoat having at the inside thereof, following the edges of the coat a continuous inwardly opening channel, strips of flexible material concealed within the channel and extending approximately from the lower corner of the coat to a point in the region of the lapel portions of the coat, a second coat like garment adapted to be worn. separately or to serve as a removable interlining for the coat, said interlining garment having tooth carrying strips sewed thereto inwardly of the edges of the garment for coaction with the tooth carrying strips of the coat, those portions of the interlining garment between the strips which it carries and the edges of the garment constituting flaps to be folded inwardly between the body of the interlining garment and the body of the coat proper when the teeth are interlocked,j the interlining garment including a collar portion folded between the interlining and the coat proper, the folded edge of said collar lying in the channel between the ends of the toothed strips.

5. A composite garment of the class described including an overcoat having at the inside thereof, following the edges of the coat a continuous inwardly opening channel, strips of flexible material concealed within the channel and extending approximately from the lower corner of the coat to a point in -the region of the lapel portions of the coat, a second coat like'garment adapted to be worn separately or to serve as a removable interlining for the coat, said interlining garment having tooth carrying strips sewed thereto inwardly of the edges'of the garment for coaction with the tooth carrying strips of the coat, those portions of the interlining garment between the strips and the edges of the garment constituting aps to be folded inwardly between the body of the interlining garment and the body of the coat proper when the sets of teeth are interlocked, and means operable to conceal the tooth carrying strips of the interlining garment when said garment is removed from the coat, the interlining garment including a collar portion folded between the interlining and the coat proper, the folded edge of said collar lying in the channel between the ends of the toothed strips.

6. A composite garment of the class described including an overcoathaving at the inside thereof,

following the edges of the coat a continuous inthe interlining garment between the strips and the edges of the garment constituting flaps to be folded inwardly between the body of the interlining garment and the body of the coat proper when the sets of teeth are interlocked, and means operable to conceal the tooth carrying strips of the interlining garment when said garment is removed from the coat, said means comprising strips of material sewed to the fiap,lying in the channel when the interlining garment is used as an interlining and cooperating with the body of the interlining garment to afl'ord concealing channels for the tooth carrying strips of the interlining garment when the latter is removed from the coat, the interlining garment including a collar portion folded between the interlining and the coat proper, the folded edge of said collar lying in the channel between the ends of the toothed strips.

'7. A composite garment of the class described including an overcoat having at the inside thereof, following the edges of the coat a continuous inwardly opening channel, strips of flexible material concealed within the channel and extending approximately from the lower corner of the coat to a point in the region of the lapel portions of the coat, a second coat like garment adapted to be worn separatelyor to serve as a removable interlining for the coat, said interlining garment having tooth carrying strips sewed thereto inwardly of the edges of the garment for coaction with the tooth carrying strips of the coat, those portions of the interlining garment between the strips and the edges of the garment constituting flaps to be folded inwardly between the body of the interlining garment and the body of the coat proper when the teeth are interlocked, the interlining garment including a collar portion folded between the interlining and the coat proper, the folded edge of said collar lying in the channel between the ends of the toothed strips, the channel of the overcoat between the ends of the toothed strips carrying concealed separable fastener elements and the inside of the collar of the interlining garment carrying complementary fasteners whereby the collar of the interlining garment may be locked in the channels.

8. A composite garment of the class described including an overcoat having at the inside thereof, following the edges of the coat a continuous inwardly opening channel, strips of flexible material concealed within the channel and extending approximately from the lower corner of the coat to a point in the region of the lapel portions of the coat, a second coat like garment adapted to be worn separately orto serve as a removable interlining for the coat, said interlining garment having tooth carrying strips sewed thereto inwardly of the edges of the garment for coaction with the tooth carrying strips of the coat, those portions of the interlining garment between the strips and the edges of the garment constituting flaps to be folded inwardly between the body of the interlining garment and the body of the coat proper when the sets of teeth are interlocked, and means operable to conceal the tooth carrying strips of the interlining garment when said garment is removed from the coat, the interlining garment including a collar portion folded between the interlining and the coat proper, the folded edge of said collar lying in the channel between the ends of the toothed strips, the channel of the overcoat between the ends of the toothed strips carrying concealed sepa'able fastener elements and the inside of the collar of the interlining garment carrying complementary fasteners whereby the collar of the interlining garment may be locked in rial concealed within the channel and extending approximately from the lower corner of the coat to a point in the region of the lapel portions of the coat, a second coat like garment adapted to be worn separately or to serve as a removable interlining for the coat, said interlining garment having tooth carrying strips sewed thereto inwardly of the edges of the garment for coaction with the tooth carrying strips of the coat, those portions of the interlining garment between the strips and the edges of the garment constituting flaps to be folded inwardly between the body of the interlining garment and the body of the coat proper when the sets of teeth are interlocked, and means operable to conceal the tooth carrying strips of the interlining garment when said garment is removed from the coat, said means comprising strips of material sewed to the flap, lying in the channel when the interlining garment is used as an interlining and cooperating with the body of the interlining. garment to afford concealing channels for the tooth carrying strips of the interlining garment when the latter is removed from the coat, the interlining garment including a coli lar portion folded between the interlining and the coat proper, the folded edge of said collar lying in the channel between the ends of the toothed strips, the channel of the overcoat between the ends of the toothed strips carrying concealed separable fastener elements and the inside of the collar of the interlining garment carrying complementary fasteners whereby the collar of the interlining garment may be locked in the channels.

10. A composite garment of the class described including an overcoat having at the inside thereof, following the edges of the coat a continuous inwardly opening channel, strips of flexible material concealed within the channel and extending approximately from the lower corner of the coat to a point in the region of the lapel portions of the coat, a second coat like garment adapted to be worn separately or to serve as a removable interlining for the coat, said interlining garment having tooth carrying strips sewed thereto inwardly of the edges of the garment for coaction with the tooth carrying strips of the coat, those portions of the interlining garment between the strips and the edges of the garment constituting flaps to be folded inwardly between the body of the interlining garment and the body of the coat proper when the teeth are interlocked, the interlining garment including a collar portion folded between the interlining and the coat proper, the folded edge of said collar lying in the channel between the ends of the toothed strips, the collar portion of the interlining garment including completely transversely split lapels whereby to permit over lapping of the lapel sections and avoid crowding of the material of the collar of the interlining garment when the interlining garment is in place in the overcoat.

JOSEPH SIEGEL. 

